Orchestral debut with Minnesota Orchestra singing the world premiere of Marc Andre Dalbavie's song cycle Troubador in 2000

New York operatic debut as Adina in L'elisir d'amore with Caramoor Festival in 2000

European debut as Adele in Die Fledermaus in Greece's Thessaloniki Concert Hall in 2004

Photo Credit: Dario Acosta

Photo Credit: Dario Acosta

Critical Acclaim

"Joanna Mongiardo, who has a voice of impressive size and warmth, as well as a technique with ornament...also has a putty face, capable of expressing several emotions at once and making fun of herself while expressing them. Rosalina is a star in the glorious line and Mongiardo brought the hall to its feet...I forsee a great future for her -- and for Il Re, if she cares to remember it. It's a star vehicle if you've got the star." --Opera Today

"Marvel worked very effectively with three of his leading players, gifted singing actors who put across the text superbly. Ryan MacPherson (Tom Rakewell) and Joanna Mongiardo (Anne Trulove) made a radiantly attractive central couple with real chemistry which lent this (to my tastes) somewhat frosty work some emotional pull. Mongiardo's sunny lyric sound surely won all hearts, and she rose to Anne's famous leap to high C." --Opera Magazine